> though of course it's Portugal, it's not getting as cold as a more northern city. The winter temperature inside an average Portuguese house is definitely way

> though of course it's Portugal, it's not getting as cold as a more northern city. The winter temperature inside an average Portuguese house is definitely way cooler than that in any house in any country North of Portugal. The inside of living spaces in Northern Europe houses hardly ever go under 19 degrees C (usually a few degrees warmer I would guess). Even if it's like -30 C outside. In Portugal it can easily be 5 - 15 C for weeks/months on end inside a house. There's really no comparison in comfort to be honest. I say this as someone who has lived in both Northern Europe and Portugal for multiple years.